KateSearle
@odocokate.bsky.social
Animal population ecologist - mostly studying drivers of change in seabirds these days
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Marine industries & #seabirds - how can they coexist? Marine spatial planning is the word. Using SEAPOP data, the MARCIS project just launched an MSP-tool for seabirds in the North Atlantic seapop.no/en/2026/01/t...
The MARCIS tool has been launched
This bulletin was first published by the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research on January 15th, 2026 One hundred and fifty years ago, seabirds lived in a very different coastal environment from the…
seapop.no
January 19, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Marine industries & #seabirds - how can they coexist? Marine spatial planning is the word. Using SEAPOP data, the MARCIS project just launched an MSP-tool for seabirds in the North Atlantic seapop.no/en/2026/01/t...
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📢 We're looking for a PhD student to focus on habitat use of wintering Curlew in and around coastal SPAs. Apply now ➡️ bit.ly/CurlewPhD
The student will be based at @ljmuofficial.bsky.social and BTO, starting in October 2026 for four years.
📆 Deadline to apply: Wednesday 18 February #Ornithology
The student will be based at @ljmuofficial.bsky.social and BTO, starting in October 2026 for four years.
📆 Deadline to apply: Wednesday 18 February #Ornithology
January 19, 2026 at 4:20 PM
📢 We're looking for a PhD student to focus on habitat use of wintering Curlew in and around coastal SPAs. Apply now ➡️ bit.ly/CurlewPhD
The student will be based at @ljmuofficial.bsky.social and BTO, starting in October 2026 for four years.
📆 Deadline to apply: Wednesday 18 February #Ornithology
The student will be based at @ljmuofficial.bsky.social and BTO, starting in October 2026 for four years.
📆 Deadline to apply: Wednesday 18 February #Ornithology
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Ecology jobs!
🦋🌿Hiring 12 x Botanists or Entomologists for 2026 field surveys in England!
4-month, full-time roles from late April to early September.
Field sites in Yorkshire, Devon, Warwickshire, Kent/Sussex, Lincolnshire/Cambridge, Essex/Suffolk.
Apply now: ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CEH_Ca... 🧪
4-month, full-time roles from late April to early September.
Field sites in Yorkshire, Devon, Warwickshire, Kent/Sussex, Lincolnshire/Cambridge, Essex/Suffolk.
Apply now: ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CEH_Ca... 🧪
January 9, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Ecology jobs!
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Read more about the work in news from lead institute the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research www.nina.no/english/Abou...
Ocean warming threatens seabirds in the North Atlantic
A warmer North Atlantic Ocean increases the pressure on seabird populations, of which many are already in decline. A large-scale study of 26 populations of five species reveals that increasing tempera...
www.nina.no
December 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Read more about the work in news from lead institute the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research www.nina.no/english/Abou...
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Warming oceans are having widespread and often negative effects on migratory seabirds, new research involving UKCEH shows.
The study compared seasonal sea surface temperatures with seabird numbers to quantify effects on reproduction, survival & population trends. doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
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The study compared seasonal sea surface temperatures with seabird numbers to quantify effects on reproduction, survival & population trends. doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
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Demographic responses of North Atlantic seabirds to seasonal ocean warming | PNAS
Climate-driven ocean warming is profoundly reshaping marine ecosystems, with cascading
effects on biodiversity and trophic interactions. For migrat...
doi.org
December 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Warming oceans are having widespread and often negative effects on migratory seabirds, new research involving UKCEH shows.
The study compared seasonal sea surface temperatures with seabird numbers to quantify effects on reproduction, survival & population trends. doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
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The study compared seasonal sea surface temperatures with seabird numbers to quantify effects on reproduction, survival & population trends. doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
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Isle of May avian ecologist #job #seabirds - come join our team, we’d love to chat if you have questions, please just get in touch ⬇️
New Year, new job. Come and join the @ukceh.bsky.social team on the Isle of May
ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/CEH_Ca...
ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/CEH_Ca...
Avian Ecologist
Salary - £31,942 - £33,898 Depending on experience Hybrid working (50/50) Location: Edinburgh Closing date: 16th January 2026 We are looking for an enthusiastic Avian Ecologist to join our team in Edi...
ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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NEW JOB in #ornithology with @vogelwarte.bsky.social to unravel the demographic drivers of population change in Alpine #swifts in #Switzerland: buff.ly/crV1rT8
December 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
NEW JOB in #ornithology with @vogelwarte.bsky.social to unravel the demographic drivers of population change in Alpine #swifts in #Switzerland: buff.ly/crV1rT8
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UKCEH Land Cover plus: Fertilisers 2015–2021 (England) is now live!
🔹Annual maps of fertiliser use
🔹1km x 1km resolution + uncertainty estimates
This builds on the 2010–2015 dataset, now with yearly maps instead of averages.
Explore here: catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/documents/0f...
#AgZeroPlus 🧪
🔹Annual maps of fertiliser use
🔹1km x 1km resolution + uncertainty estimates
This builds on the 2010–2015 dataset, now with yearly maps instead of averages.
Explore here: catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/documents/0f...
#AgZeroPlus 🧪
December 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
UKCEH Land Cover plus: Fertilisers 2015–2021 (England) is now live!
🔹Annual maps of fertiliser use
🔹1km x 1km resolution + uncertainty estimates
This builds on the 2010–2015 dataset, now with yearly maps instead of averages.
Explore here: catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/documents/0f...
#AgZeroPlus 🧪
🔹Annual maps of fertiliser use
🔹1km x 1km resolution + uncertainty estimates
This builds on the 2010–2015 dataset, now with yearly maps instead of averages.
Explore here: catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/documents/0f...
#AgZeroPlus 🧪
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More than a year ago researchers from @hifmb.de and @icbm-uol.bsky.social started to write about different perspectives on marine biodiversity change from natural and social science perspectives. This morphed into a review paper that was published online today link.springer.com/article/10.1... 🧪
Towards a broader perspective on marine biodiversity change - Marine Biodiversity
Biodiversity decline jeopardizes the foundation of natural ecosystems and human well-being, a concern that prompted major global agreements aiming to bend the curve towards a net positive biodiversity...
link.springer.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
More than a year ago researchers from @hifmb.de and @icbm-uol.bsky.social started to write about different perspectives on marine biodiversity change from natural and social science perspectives. This morphed into a review paper that was published online today link.springer.com/article/10.1... 🧪
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New large-scale study based on SEAPOP data shows that #ocean #warming threatens #seabirds in the North Atlantic
@ninanatureresearch.bsky.social
@ninanatureresearch.bsky.social
Ocean warming threatens seabirds in the North Atlantic
Climate change is causing ocean warming, acidification and loss of sea ice. This, in turn, is leading to shifting biogeographic distribution and in some cases species extinction.
seapop.no
December 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM
New large-scale study based on SEAPOP data shows that #ocean #warming threatens #seabirds in the North Atlantic
@ninanatureresearch.bsky.social
@ninanatureresearch.bsky.social
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Padilha et al. Bioaccumulation of legacy POPs in seabirds: A multi-species comparison between Procellariiformes and Suliformes in the South Atlantic link.springer.com/article/10.1... #ornithology #seabirds
Bioaccumulation of legacy POPs in seabirds: A multi-species comparison between Procellariiformes and Suliformes in the South Atlantic - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
This study examines the presence and distribution of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the liver tissues of six Procellariiformes species collected from beach-cast individuals along the Rio Gran...
link.springer.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Padilha et al. Bioaccumulation of legacy POPs in seabirds: A multi-species comparison between Procellariiformes and Suliformes in the South Atlantic link.springer.com/article/10.1... #ornithology #seabirds
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Importantly, birds that remained with the same partner tended to lay eggs earlier, which is strongly tied to how many chicks they rear 🐣.
See our news story: ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med...
Read the full paper: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#seabirds #ClimateChange 🧪
See our news story: ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med...
Read the full paper: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#seabirds #ClimateChange 🧪
Seabirds are more likely to ‘divorce’ in bad weather
Wild seabirds are more likely to split up in windy weather, according to a new study involving the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.
ceh.ac.uk
November 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Importantly, birds that remained with the same partner tended to lay eggs earlier, which is strongly tied to how many chicks they rear 🐣.
See our news story: ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med...
Read the full paper: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#seabirds #ClimateChange 🧪
See our news story: ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med...
Read the full paper: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#seabirds #ClimateChange 🧪
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A kittiwake ringed as a chick by @ukceh.bsky.social on the Isle of May in 2023 has been reported from Greenland. Our tracking studies over the years have revealed that many of the Isle of May kittiwakes pass Greenland on route to wintering off Newfoundland @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social
On the move! An Isle of May Kittiwake has just been recovered from Peamiut, Greenland, some 1,710 miles away as the blog explains: isleofmaynnr.wordpress.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
A kittiwake ringed as a chick by @ukceh.bsky.social on the Isle of May in 2023 has been reported from Greenland. Our tracking studies over the years have revealed that many of the Isle of May kittiwakes pass Greenland on route to wintering off Newfoundland @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social
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Great to attend the Bees, Pollinators and Invertebrates APPG event at the House of Lords yesterday.
Mike Image & Emma Gardner shared our work with JNCC on the pollinator indicator and @pomscheme.bsky.social, plus DRUID results on predicting effects of land-use policies on wild bees 🐝
Mike Image & Emma Gardner shared our work with JNCC on the pollinator indicator and @pomscheme.bsky.social, plus DRUID results on predicting effects of land-use policies on wild bees 🐝
November 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Great to attend the Bees, Pollinators and Invertebrates APPG event at the House of Lords yesterday.
Mike Image & Emma Gardner shared our work with JNCC on the pollinator indicator and @pomscheme.bsky.social, plus DRUID results on predicting effects of land-use policies on wild bees 🐝
Mike Image & Emma Gardner shared our work with JNCC on the pollinator indicator and @pomscheme.bsky.social, plus DRUID results on predicting effects of land-use policies on wild bees 🐝
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Read the blog by UKCEH molecular ecologists on the Springer Nature Research Communities website:
https://f.mtr.cool/uaqahjasfy
https://f.mtr.cool/hlpsglwcqi
@amycthorpe.bsky.social
@susheelbusi.bsky.social
https://f.mtr.cool/uaqahjasfy
https://f.mtr.cool/hlpsglwcqi
@amycthorpe.bsky.social
@susheelbusi.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Read the blog by UKCEH molecular ecologists on the Springer Nature Research Communities website:
https://f.mtr.cool/uaqahjasfy
https://f.mtr.cool/hlpsglwcqi
@amycthorpe.bsky.social
@susheelbusi.bsky.social
https://f.mtr.cool/uaqahjasfy
https://f.mtr.cool/hlpsglwcqi
@amycthorpe.bsky.social
@susheelbusi.bsky.social
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Weekend reads: Catch up with UKCEH news via our latest newsletter!
🏞️ Insights from historic land use maps
✨ New science director
🔎 Studies on soils, seabirds etc
📈 Long-term lakes data
and more!
https://mailings.ceh.ac.uk/historic-land-use-sustainability-research-ukceh
#EnvironmentalScience
🏞️ Insights from historic land use maps
✨ New science director
🔎 Studies on soils, seabirds etc
📈 Long-term lakes data
and more!
https://mailings.ceh.ac.uk/historic-land-use-sustainability-research-ukceh
#EnvironmentalScience
November 30, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Weekend reads: Catch up with UKCEH news via our latest newsletter!
🏞️ Insights from historic land use maps
✨ New science director
🔎 Studies on soils, seabirds etc
📈 Long-term lakes data
and more!
https://mailings.ceh.ac.uk/historic-land-use-sustainability-research-ukceh
#EnvironmentalScience
🏞️ Insights from historic land use maps
✨ New science director
🔎 Studies on soils, seabirds etc
📈 Long-term lakes data
and more!
https://mailings.ceh.ac.uk/historic-land-use-sustainability-research-ukceh
#EnvironmentalScience
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New UKCEH research shows satellite imagery reveals vegetation stress months before unpredictable 'flash droughts'. That early warning could give farmers, water managers and health authorities time to act: https://f.mtr.cool/usfdpaviie
December 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
New UKCEH research shows satellite imagery reveals vegetation stress months before unpredictable 'flash droughts'. That early warning could give farmers, water managers and health authorities time to act: https://f.mtr.cool/usfdpaviie
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Just launched, spmapper is a new marine spatial planning tool from UKCEH! By estimating where and how much seabirds eat, spmapper can help with siting new offshore windfarms and protection areas. nerc-ceh.github.io/spmapper-pkg...
spmapper
A spatial planning tool to indicate the foraging value of marine areas to breeding seabirds.
nerc-ceh.github.io
September 9, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Just launched, spmapper is a new marine spatial planning tool from UKCEH! By estimating where and how much seabirds eat, spmapper can help with siting new offshore windfarms and protection areas. nerc-ceh.github.io/spmapper-pkg...
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We should broaden models, not narrow them. Models are tools to explore uncertainty, communicate scenarios, and test policy. Managers seek robust strategies, not perfect forecasts.
What a great paper from @cboettig.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #Forecasting #Ecology 🌐
What a great paper from @cboettig.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #Forecasting #Ecology 🌐
August 2, 2025 at 8:06 PM
We should broaden models, not narrow them. Models are tools to explore uncertainty, communicate scenarios, and test policy. Managers seek robust strategies, not perfect forecasts.
What a great paper from @cboettig.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #Forecasting #Ecology 🌐
What a great paper from @cboettig.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #Forecasting #Ecology 🌐
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New paper out on the dangers of using patterns across spatial climate gradients to predict what will happen with changing climate. That includes species distribution modeling. Space-for-time substitution can be misleading in sign, not just the magnitude of effects.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reconsidering space-for-time substitution in climate change ecology - Nature Climate Change
Ecologists often leverage patterns observed across spatial climate gradients to predict the impacts of climate change (space-for-time substitution). We highlight evidence that this can be misleading n...
www.nature.com
July 31, 2025 at 4:04 AM
New paper out on the dangers of using patterns across spatial climate gradients to predict what will happen with changing climate. That includes species distribution modeling. Space-for-time substitution can be misleading in sign, not just the magnitude of effects.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The #EU collectively failed to deliver #GoodEnvironmentalStatus in its seas. Bold, binding action across all sectors—strong #MPAs, pollution controls, fishing reform—is urgently needed to halt biodiversity loss and restore European Seas.
#MarineEcology #MarineConservation #MSFD #GES4SEAS 🌐🌍🧪🌊🦈🐬🐋
#MarineEcology #MarineConservation #MSFD #GES4SEAS 🌐🌍🧪🌊🦈🐬🐋
August 3, 2025 at 7:41 AM
The #EU collectively failed to deliver #GoodEnvironmentalStatus in its seas. Bold, binding action across all sectors—strong #MPAs, pollution controls, fishing reform—is urgently needed to halt biodiversity loss and restore European Seas.
#MarineEcology #MarineConservation #MSFD #GES4SEAS 🌐🌍🧪🌊🦈🐬🐋
#MarineEcology #MarineConservation #MSFD #GES4SEAS 🌐🌍🧪🌊🦈🐬🐋
Seal tracks - Embleton
July 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Seal tracks - Embleton
Northumberland gorse out-gorsed itself this year
July 19, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Northumberland gorse out-gorsed itself this year